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[Marle]

Two kids slipped off a high wall and had to have bones reset that morning. Two. Later, around ten, a man had to have a large laceration in his right arm treated and stitched. Then, as soon as that was over with, a little girl scraped her knee, which obviously required a doctor to fix (at least at the expense of the wonderful parents...)

All before lunch.

I can tell that it's just going to be one of those days...Haaah... Marle Sable lay in the nearly empty amphitheatre seating area, surrounded by only a handful of spectators. A local improv group had taken the stage, and were putting on some interesting acts, occasionally pulling in a member or two from the audience. He wasn't really paying much attention at that point, all he could think about was the sun on his face, the refreshing breeze, not having a swarm of patients at his door...

...Yeah...

The only thing that could make it better, would be...Well, you could probably guess what that was.

Oh well. You can't have company all the time...

[Zhen Wang Lin]

Zhen was happy to have come to the local Improv Group's comedy performance. It was basically to hone their acting, and there wasn't much to do that afternoon. Her hair in its usual bun, with a different circlet, more on the silver side, along with her beautiful purple silk yukata, she decided to sit daintily and demurely upon one of the bleachers.

She was the most eye-catching woman there, partly due to her extremely different wardrobe. Her usual white mantle was adjusted with two alabaster hands, her eyes flicking toward the theater once or twice.

There was a man near her. She didn't mind; instead, she took out her operatic binoculars (lovely golden ones) and peered at the antics of the improv group.

It was nice she had some time to herself.

[Marle]

Phew. It's such a beautiful d--woman.

A vision of beauty just floated into the amphitheatre. Marle blinked. Doctor Marle Sable, I kid you not, I think you're dead. Because there's no way on Earth that someone as amazing as that could exist on this planet.

Porcelain skin shone brilliantly in the midday sun beneath a sleek mane of ebony hair, tied tightly in a bun. A simple circlet accentuated her perfectly, contrasting with the overwhelming effect of the bright, purple gown (silk, it's silk!) A delicate flower...Just look at the way she sits there, the epitome of decorum. Even with opera binoculars. Goddamned fancy.

...Buh. Wow.

"I do hope you're enjoying the show, madam?" Marle offered robotically, without much thought. Luckily his mouth didn't always follow his mind.

[Zhen Wang Lin]

"I do hope you're enjoying the show, madam?"

Zhen could only grin. There was a nice young man who was nice enough to try and catch her attention.

How nice.

But that was the gist of it, for Zhen. She thought that everything was quaint, but it was really rather great that she still stuck out like a sore thumb. Maybe if she stopped wearing her yukata. Maybe if she wore a furisode, or maybe tie her obi a little differently...

Huh.

Well, she smiled. "Yes, I am enjoying it quite alright. And you?" She says, her quiet expressiveness showing its light dramatic tones. It would take the attention of anyone.

[Marle]

"Yes, I am enjoying it quite alright. And you?" ...Nnngh. Something in her voice... This is ridiculous. Where did this woman come from?

Well. You have my attention now. Good going.

"It's interesting alright. Although not as spontaneous as I'd like, for a supposed improv group," Marle replied casually enough, utilising all of his willpower not to say something stupid. Good luck with that. He didn't notice the dirty look one of the performers gave him. "Have you seen them before?"

I must be insane. There's no way this woman's for real. I mean, just look at that grin...

...Eh. He couldn't complain.

[Zhen Wang Lin]

"It's interesting alright. Although not as spontaneous as I'd like, for a supposed improv group," He said. Zhen noticed a dirty look from one of the people from the Improv group. She smiled.

"Have you seen them before?" He asked, and Zhen looked toward him and shook her head, then tilted it. "No, I have not yet seen them. Why do you ask?"

She asked in her polite way, hands firmly placed on her lap, opera glasses nestled underneath. She looked pristinely proper and meticulously articulate; nothing was out of place.

[Marle]

"No, I have not yet seen them. Why do you ask?"

Uh, well...Good question. I was just making bad conversation, is all...Agh! Why is this woman making me forget everything I know about how to not act stupid?!

"Well, see, tha--ack!"

Marle had opened his mouth to give what he hoped was a convincing answer when he felt himself being yanked up to the stage by...By...

One of the actors.

"Uhh, can I help you?" he asked, completely nonplussed. The man, a tall, burly creature who looked more suited to heavy lifting than heavy acting jumped as if surprised, and looked around as if he had never seen the person he just hauled up from the audience.

"Well, sure! Glad you volunteered, since we could use the practice!" ...Why are you giving me that dirty look. Please don't, I'm begging you. Not now, not in front of--

"Oh, and would your lady friend be so kind as to join us?" the man added, in a far more gentle tone and offering a hand to said lady.

...Oh no. Don't tell me that they're going to...

What have I gotten myself into?

[Zhen Wang Lin]

A burly creature seemed to yank the pretty boy half-way through his sentence. Zhen could only grin.

"Uhh, can I help you?" the man asked, completely nonplussed. Zhen blinked as she found herself eye-ing the other man. He was extremely burly and looked like he should have been carrying crates in the dock. But Zhen didn't care.

"Well, sure! Glad you volunteered, since we could use the practice!" The man said in a rather menacing tone. Wang Lin could only chuckle to herself.

"Oh, and would your lady friend be so kind as to join us?" the man added, in a far more gentle tone and offering a hand to said lady.

The young lady nodded. "That would be lovely. What say you, kind sir?" She motioned to Marle, as she slowly walked toward the burly man.

[Marle]

...I don't believe this.

"I think that would be really stu--"

"That would be lovely. What say you, kind sir?" The woman slowly approached the...Thing, motioning at Marle.

"--Great." Wait, no! Definitely not great!

Although. The woman - ...Oh man, I don't even know her name - was interested...So that made it a bit more appealing. And the man looked encouraging enough, for someone who could life Marle up bodily with one heavily muscled arm.

Why does it seem like the world's laughing at me today?

"Well, that's settled then. You can call me Armand. Why don't you two introduce yourselves now?"

...I don't want to say anything, really. But that look he's giving me is pretty persuading...

"Marle Sable...Doctor," he added at the end after a short pause. He said it as calmly as he could, trying not to look at the woman or the scary man. I could perform like this any day of the week, but that woman...Ugh, how did I get myself into this mess?

[Zhen Wang Lin]

"I think that would be really stu--"

was the man's immediate response before Wang Lin had actually approved of it, before he changed it to...

"...Great."

"Well, that's settled then. You can call me Armand. Why don't you two introduce yourselves now?"

"Marle Sable...Doctor," he said. He said it very calmly, trying not to look at Wang Lin or the man. Blinking, she smiled and bowed gracefully to both of them.

"Hello Armand, Marle, I am Zhen Wang Lin... The Empress' Official Ambassador of Foreign Relations to Aspyre."